We are hiring
Are you an experienced Project Manager with strong East Africa expertise, able to bring dedication and innovation to grow with us at our location in Vienna, Austria?
The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (https://beyondthegrid.africa/) is a market-based energy access programme and as Senior Project Manager you will manage and implement the BGFA regional project outreach in Uganda through. The programme is based on the successful pilot implementation of this approach in Zambia (https://www.bgfz.org/), which has shown that innovative results-based financing can be a powerful instrument in incentivising private sector early movers to scale business ventures in frontier off-grid energy markets.
Co-ordinating market scoping, development of an implementation plan, project content, communication plan and resources. Liaising, collaborating and co-ordinating with stakeholders and supervising project tasks to drive the quality assurance, monitoring and reporting of the project.
If you have a related degree and professional experience in project management in an International environment, setting up and managing project resources and external experts in developing country markets then this role is for you.
Experience in sub-Saharan Africa, renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, off-grid and agricultural energy solutions would all be a distinct advantage.
The role is located at the Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria
Due to its special legal status, applicants must have or be able to obtain a valid residency permit for Austria/EU, but do not require a work permit.
For this 40h/week full time position, REEEP offers a minimum monthly salary of EUR 3,500 (gross, paid 14 times per year, subject to Austrian social security contributions, currently free of income tax due to REEEP’s special status as a “Quasi-International Organisation”).
Visit https://www.reeep.org/employment for more detailed information about the role, information about living and working in Vienna and the application process.